Penny Version 1.2

[Steve1968LS2]

Well tomorrow, May 31st, Penny goes onto the frame rack to get pulled back into shape. Hard to believe it's been three weeks already since she was hit.

A check from State Farm arrived today for $21,508.52 so that's a good thing. After the shop goes past this amount (and they will) State Farm said they will do supplemental checks until the car is completely fixed.

When I called State Farm to double check on this the adjuster, Kathy, said "OH! The Camaro!".. turns out everyone in the office had been checking out pictures of the car online. lol. They want me to send them copies of the August Super Chevy when it comes out. I must give State Farm an A+ so far in how they handled the claim. Then again, it was thier guys fault and he had a super high liability limit.

Anyways, let the games begin.. again. I will detail the rebuild of Penny and drop in little tidbits of how it is to deal with insurance.
She will look much the same as she did before except she will have an FUEL SAFE fuel cell with internal Bosch pump. The new tank will hang down less and have a cleaner look. It will also be safer then my old design with the exposed lines. Capacity will be almost 19 gallons. I had wanted 22 gallons but no off the shelf tank fit between my narrowed frame rails. That's certainly enough range.
I also want to take the time to up the gears to 4.10's and drop in some Recaro Seats. I will also have the backspace of the front wheels increased from 6.5 to 6.75 and swap from 600lb to 450lb springs.

The overall look of the car will stay the same except BOS will now have painted the whole car and that's a good thing. ETA is early August. I can also get little things like my e-brake handle, fire suppression system, GPS track system and stuff installed.
So, the first picture will be our starting point...

[Steve1968LS2]

Oh, and I plan on adding the CF hood from Stenod. Painted on the top and CF underneath. Might leave an accent stripe along the side of the cowl to show off the CF. It only weighs 19lbs compared to the 50+ pound stocker.

[rickk]

steve , shel do just fine.
rick k

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

[novanutcase]

And the Journey begins.......

Glad to see there's a silver lining to that black cloud!

Hey Steve? Do you have any pics of the finished engine bay? The ones in your build up thread don't work or did you take them down for some reason?

John

[dropit69]

good news Steve !! i have state farm and cant complain one bit about them..im sure every ins co has there faults but i cant complain yet..looks like the shop Penny is at has alot of cool projects going on..

[formula98]

Glad to see that the rebuild is underway. I can't wait to see the progress. The CF hood sounds great! I'm interested in the fit. I haven't had much luck with Fiber Glass hoods in the past.

[Steve1968LS2]

And the Journey begins.......

Glad to see there's a silver lining to that black cloud!

Hey Steve? Do you have any pics of the finished engine bay? The ones in your build up thread don't work or did you take them down for some reason?

John

ask and recieve...

[Damn True]

Oh, and I plan on adding the CF hood from Stenod. Painted on the top and CF underneath. Might leave an accent stripe along the side of the cowl to show off the CF. It only weighs 19lbs compared to the 50+ pound stocker.

Link por favor. The only Stenod my googling came up with does LS1 engine stuff. Their site search didn't return any CF products.

[Steve1968LS2]

Link por favor. The only Stenod my googling came up with does LS1 engine stuff. Their site search didn't return any CF products.

That's them.. they are rebuilding the Red Witch for Charley and that's why the mold exists for the hood. People were clamoring for it so much they decided to run some off.

You need to get on the list though so call them. Ask for Joe.

http://www.stenodperformance.com/

I'm already on the list.. they will be expensive but only 19 lbs.. that's 30lbs off the top front of my car

[MonzaRacer]

Hey Steve make sure you have them or you get pics of the car as it gets pulled. you will not believe what a frame rack can do on a wrecked car.
You would figure all of the energy storred in the car would try to stay in the shape it was crushed too.
But when they start pulling the car will just look amazing and thats before they cut out the damage parts your replacing.
Anyway get lots of pics and make it a series on how to get your car fixed right after a collision.
Another thing is maybe showing people how to do some backyard homegrown bodywork and mini pulls.
I have had to fix everycar I ever wrecked and I can tell you that doing some backyard bodywork teaches you just how hard it is and how difficult it is to do it right.
Luckily for me I can read, I am smart and I have an uncle that is a bodyman too.
Good luck Penny and Steve.
Lee Abel
AFTERMARKET PERFORMANCE

[ViperBlue68]

Might leave an accent stripe along the side of the cowl to show off the CF

Do it Steve!!I think that will set the paint off and look trick! kinda like the stripes on the Reggie Jackson Camaro right?

[formula]

Great to see and hear that things are headed in the right direction for you and penny!

As a side note--any guesses as to where those of us without 69's can source a nice c/f hood?

[patriot68]

hey steve what are the part #s for your lower/upper radiator hoses

[syborg tt]

glad to see your getting her fixed. Can't wait to see the cf hood.

We started working on a CF hood for my truck and have since given up and now we are working on an Aluminum cowl induction hood. The good news is it's about the same weight.

[Steve1968LS2]

hey steve what are the part #s for your lower/upper radiator hoses

From the LS2 story I did:

We found the hoses at our local NAPA outlet and they are almost a dead on fit for this application. The part number for the upper hose is 8301 and the number for the lower hose is 9038.

Great to see and hear that things are headed in the right direction for you and penny!

As a side note--any guesses as to where those of us without 69's can source a nice c/f hood?

For enough money anyone can any hood made in CF. Us first gen guys are benefiting from Charley having one made for Red Witch. The biggest initial cost is in making the molds. Call Joe at Stenod and he might be able to give you a guesstimate.

[eville]

Sorry to go entirely off subject, but what are you running for a radiator overflow tank?

[Krazed]

I just want to say, That's an awesome car Steve, and I had it as my backround at work for the longest time. Many people here drooled over it, and we were very sad to see it get crunched like that...

However, seeing how you built it the first time, the second time will only be more perfection! I only see good things..... Good things!

Be sure to celebrate with lots of beer when this is done.

Good to see it being fixed and upgraded yet again.

[NOPANTS-68]

That's one of my favorite Gen 1s ever so I can't wait to see it back together and updated. As a bodyshop manager, that doesn't look too bad. A good rack will pull probably 70% of that out and back into shape. The car's in great hands- you'll be fine.

BTW- State Farm is one of my favorite companies to work with. They have awesome service and very solid field adjusters. Makes my life as a collision center easy. All of that does come with a hefty premium though, but it's times like this where they shine.

[Steve1968LS2]

Sorry to go entirely off subject, but what are you running for a radiator overflow tank?

A small tank from AFCO. Your basic aluminum job.